Etymology of the English word monk
the English word
monkderived from the Latin word
monachus (monk)
derived from the Late Greek word
monachusderived from the Greek word
monachos, μόναχος
derived from the Greek word
monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-Derivations in English
monkery,
monkish,
monkhoodCognates
Catalan
monjo, Dutch
monnik, French
moine, German
Mönch, Icelandic
munkur, Italian
monaco, Italian
monacho, Latin
monachus, Polish
mnich, Russian
мoнax, Swedish
munkUsage
Word found in Modern English
